Amman vs Dammam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Dammam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$981
$1005
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2387
$2432
🏠 One person rent
$358
$432
🏘️ Family rent
$600
$645
🍽️ Food expenses
$348
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$2103
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
63
39
😀 Quality of life
69
71
🏙️ Population
4.01M
903K

The cost of living in Amman is 2% less expensive than in Dammam. Cities ranked 5457th and 5279th ($981 vs $1005) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Jordan and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Jordan vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Amman compared to 2.1 months in Dammam. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Dammam ranked 3rd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 3121st and 2267th among best cities to live in the world.

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Amman Dammam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.28
$6.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.4
$48
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$7.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.82
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$4.38
$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$675
$642
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$440
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$64.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$98.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.7
$66.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.64%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1304
$1145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$1121
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$7.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$8.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$2.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.57
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$8.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.91
$4.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$3.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$2.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$83.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.2
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.11
$4.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.1
$70
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$457
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5798
$8580

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$679
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$602
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$625
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1011
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$849
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$1948
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1583
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$964
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$735
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1840
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$737
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1366
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1896
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1885
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1850
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$760
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1660
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1752
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1873
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$802
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1900
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2068
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1871
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1920
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1427
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2010
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1914
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1678
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1689
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1939
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2050
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2149
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1718
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2212
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1701
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2113

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Dhahran
$959
53 km or 33 mi Isa Town
$1327
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$1375
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$868
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1285
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$910
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$1810
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$1872
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$646
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$621
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$606
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1424
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1642
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$798
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$710
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$606
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$890
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$708
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$541
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$604
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$543
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$540
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$561
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$698
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$875
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2229
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1612
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$1841
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$559
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$522
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$1013
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$543